The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has requested that the Ministry of Finance expedite its action to remove pharmacists’ 2022/2023 badges who have worked for seven months without pay.
The 203 pharmacists were assigned to various accredited hospitals nationwide to begin their mandatory housemanship on January 24, 2022.
However, seven months later, the doctors have not been paid for the period covered, nor have they been served with their appointment letters.
As a result, the disgruntled doctors have decided to go on strike on August 29, 2022, to press their demands.
At a press conference following the delays, PSGH President Samuel Kow Donkoh assured officers that they were working and engaging with the relevant stakeholders to resolve the issue.
“For some house officers, it’s not even about going on strike because of salary payment delays; they’ve run out of money to get to work and back to their rented rooms.”
As a result, we urge the Ministry of Finance to give this issue the urgent attention and intervention it requires, “Mr. Samuel Donkoh said.
The PSGH, noting the recurrence of the problem over time, advised the relevant stakeholders to take immediate action to prevent it from happening again.
“While PSGH works with the Ministries of Health and Finance to resolve the current situation, we expect all stakeholders to present the estimated number of house officers to be budgeted for in 2023/2024 housemanship to the MOH by the end of this month for onward submission to the Ministries of Finance.” ” This will ensure that their salary allocation is included in the national budget for 2023,” Mr. Kow Donkoh explained.
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